Iron furniture.



type UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES R. MURRAY, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

IRON FURNITURE.

To all whom it may concern.' Y

Be it known that I, CHARLES R. MURRAY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Iron Furniture, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact descriptio-n,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to furniture for use in connection with printerschases to hold the forms in place.

Prominent objects of the invention are to provide a simple, practicaland ineX pensive form of article of furniture of this kind; to arrangefor the easy and ready removal of the same from the chase; to make thesame light and durable; and to accomplish the foregoing and otherdesired results in a simple and expeditious manner.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of an articleof furniture embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of amodified form of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device shown inFig. Q.. Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken on line 4 4 in Fig. l.

The article of furniture shown in the drawings comprises a frame, l,preferably rectangular in cross-section and made of any suitablematerial, preferably metal such as iron, brass, German silver, aluminumand Zinc, or the like. This frame 1 is desirably provided with anintegrally formed bot-tom 2, and this in trun with a projection 3 risingfrom the bottom 2 and intended to be used as a hand member to be graspedby the fingers to permit the placing and removal of the device in thechase or in forms of The device in Fig.- l is a large sized device, inwhich the projecting member 3 does Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 23, 1908.

Patented Feb. e, 1912.

Serial No. 445,016.

not extend entirely across the frame 1. In Fig. 2, however, I have showna narrow frame l, having a projecting cross-member 3, which extendsentirely across the frame and meets the side walls thereof. In eithercase it will be seen that the device can be readily manipulated orhandled by simply grasping the projecting hand member and placing orremoving the device as desired. This permits quick and convenientmanipulation of the device and avoids the use of tools for that purpose.

, Changes and modifications can be made without departing from thespirit of the invention.

What I claim is:

l, A device of the class specified adapted for insertion and removalfrom a printers chase or form of type matter, so as to act as furnituretherefor, comprising a rectangular box-like structure having atransverse level oor for dividing said structure into two substantiallyequal rectangular chambers, and projections having a corrugated contourin each said chamber extending from said level floor forming members formanually engaging said device to place it in position or remove it, allof said device being formed integrally of the same material.

2. A device of the class described comprising a rectangular box-likestructure having a transverse floor, and also having projections onopposite sides of the floor, formingmembers for engaging the device toplace it in position and remove it therefrom.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 19th day of JuneA. D., 1908.

CHARLES R. MURRAY.

Witnesses:

A. MILLER BELFIELD, C. B. CAMPBELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for iive cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

